X-Message-Number: 26904 Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:16:21 -0400 From: Daniel Crevier <> Subject: Sequential and parallel processors References: <> I believe the discussion between Yvan Bozzonetti and Thomas Donaldson would be clarified if they took into account the notion of cycle time. A parallel computer cannot react faster than the cycle time of its processors. Call this cycle time tau. If there are N processors, then it should be possible to simulate them in real time with a single processor having a shorter cycle time. The cycle time of this single processor simply has to be short enough that it can figure out, in time tau/N, what one of the parallel processors will do in time tau. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=26904